BLT with Bacon Aioli

5 steps

Prep:35minCook:2h 10min

Updated at: Sun, 20 Aug 2023 23:49:41 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories2099.5 kcal (105%)

Total Fat186.8 g (267%)

Carbs53.6 g (21%)

Sugars11.5 g (13%)

Protein53.3 g (107%)

Sodium2943.6 mg (147%)

Fiber14.4 g (51%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

2 servings

1 headgarlic

peeled

1 cupextra-virgin olive oil

2 Tbsptomato paste

or double-concentrate tomato paste

1egg yolk

large, at room temperature

¼ cupcanola oil

9 slicesapplewood-smoked bacon

cooked, thick-cut, crisply cooked and divided

¼ cupfresh basil leaves

finely chopped

½ tspkosher salt

divided

4whole-grain bread slices

1/2-in -thick, toasted

4green leaf lettuce leaves

heirloom tomato

large, cut into 6 slices

¼ tspblack pepper

Instructions

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 250°. Place garlic and olive oil in a small ovenproof saucepan, adding more oil as needed until cloves are submerged. Cover; bake until garlic is golden and tender, 1 hour to 1 hour, 30 minutes. Remove from oven. Let garlic confit cool, uncovered, 30 minutes.

Step 2

2. Remove 3 cooled garlic cloves from oil, and place in a food processor. Add tomato paste and egg yolk; pulse until smooth, about 5 pulses. Pour canola oil and 6 tablespoons oil from garlic confit into a liquid measuring cup. With food processor running, gradually pour oil mixture in 2 batches through food chute; scrape down sides and bottom of bowl after each addition. Process until mixture resembles the consistency of mayonnaise, 2 to 3 minutes, adding 1 tablespoon of water at a time if mixture is too thick.

Step 3

Transfer aioli to a medium bowl.

Step 4

3. Finely chop 1 bacon slice; add chopped bacon, basil and ¼ teaspoon salt to aioli in bowl, stirring until combined.

Step 5

4. Spread each piece of toasted bread with 1 tablespoon aioli. Top 2 bread slices each evenly with lettuce and tomato slices. Season tomatoes with pepper and ¼ teaspoon salt. Top with 4 bacon slices each. Cover with remaining 2 bread slices; serve.